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Driver Crashes Through Power Pole, Shuts Down Highway 29
June 6, 2010
An early morning accident in Century left a power pole sheared off and shut down Highway 29 at East Highway 4.
The accident happened about 3:10 a.m Sunday when the driver of a Chevrolet pickup hit the pole, breaking off the bottom portion and leaving the top hanging from live 7,200 volt power lines. Power lines were also downed across North Century Boulevard, shutting the highway down to early morning traffic. The driver of the truck was not seriously injured.
The accident did not cause the power to go out except at a few closed businesses on the west side of North Century Boulevard. However, an unknown number of Gulf Power residential and business customers were expected to lose power as the pole was replaced.
The Century and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP. Further details were not available.
Pictured top: An early Sunday morning accident in Century sheared off this power pole, leaving the top portion hanging on live high voltage lines. Pictured below: The driver of this truck was not seriously injured in the crash. Northescambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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19 Responses to “Driver Crashes Through Power Pole, Shuts Down Highway 29”
WoW!
You are a very blessed man!!
My family and I were in an accident a little over a year ago..so I know the feelings you are probably having right now!! I pray that you have a fast recovery!!
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To> right where i need to be. Plzz contact me so i know who you are! Thanks. And to Oversight what does me bein a fire fighter have to do with my accident?
I know the driver of this truck very well. He’s like the brother I never had. I’m glad to see he’s ok, the truck can be replaced but he can’t!!!!
so this WASN’T a BP protest that got out of hand?
that’s good
I personally don’t see any indication that this person was a firefighter or anything else! I am however glad that they are alive and well…
To Oversight :
Call me stupid …But the only tag I see is a yellow stripe on a black background ! And it does not matter if this person was a Firefighter or not ! Thay have accidents too ! I am just THANKFULL this person is home SAFE with their family tonight !!
glad your ok. Wish people would quit getting on here bashing people. you dont know what happend it could have been you. Gosh would you want someone talking about you like that
Today Sunday going south in front of Ernest Ward Middle School a car passed me doing at least 75mph.
This is not unusual.
We could use a little speed enforcement on Hwy 97.
If you drive a jacked up truck, those “fog lights” are blinding to opposing traffic and I drive a truck. Please adjust your lights.
hope your insurance is good. power co and at&t gonna love it.
So glad to hear that WT is OK !!!!
What tag? What stripe? What picture?
Look at the picture and the tell-tell tag with the red stripe on the black background… Yep, a firefighter or someone proporting to be one is either the primary driver or is the owner.
I’ll be happy to explain. The Florida Highway Patrol is the only one that can release names in an accident.
Some troopers will provide the names immediately at the scene to us. Others will not (mostly newbies or out of towners), or they can’t because they don’t have the driver’s name officially at the scene because they have been transported to the hospital or fled.
If they won’t, or can’t provide the information at the scene, they are suppose to issue a press release if we take photos. It’s a shortened version of the official report. They pretty much click a button on the computer screen in their cars to make it happen. The press release goes to a supervisor that must approve it before it goes out to the media.
The press release can be a very fast process if a supervisor is working. I’ve had them show up on my Blackberry before I left the scene of an accident. Sometimes it takes a day or more. More serious accidents get press releases faster, if next of kin have been notified.
But some troopers hate the press release process and don’t do them. (Shame, shame.) Then you have to request the report from a supervisor on a weekday. Usually by then, the story is too old to bother.
And, sometimes, we don’t get or run the names in minor crashes without major injuries or criminal charges. Fender benders happen.
Now, more specifically — on this vehicle versus a power line story. I did not ask the trooper for the name. There were live 7,200 volt power lines and a broken pole hanging next to Hwy 29, and more power lines down in the road between me and the trooper. I was not going there. Momma did not raise a fool.
who was the driver why in some cases they say name and in some they dont . i think when something happens there name should be out there …
Two lessons here:
1. Things can be replaced, lives can’t!! I’m very glad you are OK!!!
2. Always remember the feeling when, how, and why it happened everytime you
get into a car/truck and that thought will keep you safe because I Love You!!
IM TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME…..HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU SNAP THAT POLE IN HALF AND WHICH DIRECTION WAS YOU GOING?
Yes thank GOD you are alright, you are very lucky. You need to remember this and not let it happen again. Thank you to everyone who responded, I’m sure it’s rough responding to a call that involves one of your own. I love you Will, and I am very glad you are ok. That this be a lesson to ALL teenagers, you should be at home at this time of morning.
To Driver…Glad you are OK…you made the news I guess you figured you would make the NE.COM…tore your truck up…be material things can be replaced…GO TO CHURCH and give thanks to God
Just gonna say im ok. Also thanks to all responding fire fighters, yall all did a great job. And a small piece of advice to everyone, WATCH OUT FOR LIGHT POLES!